It's a sad fact of modern life that if you drive long enough, sooner or later you must leave London behind.

Questions would be asked. Answers would be ignored.

The clever people at CERN are smashing particles together in the hope that Doctor Who will turn up and tell them to stop

The study of the victim is called victimology because everything sounds better with and ology tacked on the end.

You put a spell on the dog," I said as we left the house. "Just a small one," said Nightingale. "So magic is real," I said. "Which makes you a...what?" "A wizard." "Like Harry Potter?" Nightingale sighed. "No," he said. "Not like Harry Potter." "In what way?" "I'm not a fictional character," said Nightingale.

If you find yourself talking to the police, my advice is to stay calm but look guilty; it's your safest bet.

...don't ask me why I know what an Edwardian smoking jacket looks like: let's just say it has something to do with Doctor Who and leave it at that.